Middlegate is town # 1 and first in the portal circuit. Although you'll probably eventually "outgrow" this town, it has some basic secondary skills you'll need and is good for learning the ropes.

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Special squares: Tips and tricks: skeletons are at (10,4). You can keep fighting them--they're easy to zap with a turn undead spell and minimal magic weapons. There are also other places that will give you a very winnable combat each time.
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